nheather Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-56792530 Hopefully this one looks recoverable, but I'm sure there will be a fair amount of damage and a lot of time and effort to get her flying again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 I’m sure it’s repairable. To bad all the guys that did these repairs are gone now. Interesting how people just stand there and take pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Sea water and aluminium (not to mention any magnesium etc that might be present too) are not the best of mixes. I suspect it will take an awful lot of work to get it back to flying condition. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 If he didn't climb out of the cockpit asking what year it was and who won the war, then it was the biggest opportunity missed ever! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 23 minutes ago, Bigdave22014 said: If he didn't climb out of the cockpit asking what year it was and who won the war, then it was the biggest opportunity missed ever! Should have asked if anyone knew where the rest of Flight 19 were. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 On 4/18/2021 at 5:37 PM, busnproplinerfan said: Interesting how people just stand there and take pictures. Not to mention not getting the H*** out of Dodge when a misfiring (what - nobody paying attention?) TBM is coming at you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 To be fair, even when running properly, the engine on an Avenger does sound rather like a bag of spanners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Recovery: https://theaviationist.com/2021/04/21/a-look-at-the-recovery-of-the-tbm-avenger-that-ditched-at-cocoa-beach-airshow/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 My son was there and it looked like a good show. I'm usually there at this time of year too - but Covid. 😒 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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